California Pizza Kitchen and Make-A-Wish America recently joined forces to grant the ultimate culinary wish of a local Bakersfield teenager, Zach Wargo, who lives with Titin Myopathy, a rare condition that causes muscle weakness. As part of Zach's wish fulfillment, CPK and MAW invited him and his family to Redondo Beach, Calif. for an exclusive tour of CPK's Innovation Kitchen, where the restaurants culinary team research and test new menu items.

Zach enjoyed a one-on-one cooking session, participated in a palate sensory panel and created his very own bacon + fig pizza, which will be on sale at Zach's local CPK in Bakersfield for the month of March. Proceeds from Zach's pizza sales will be donated to Make-A-Wish America. Zach also attended CPK's annual conference and served as a judge in their annual pizza chef competition.